Khargone district | |
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 Location of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Indore |
| Headquarters | Khargone |
| Tehsils | |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Khargone (Lok Sabha constituency) andKhandwa (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,030 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,873,046 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 63.98% |
| • Sex ratio | 965 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | Chittaurgarh -Bhusawal Highway,Khandwa -Vadodara Highway,Agra-Mumbai Highway,Indore-Icchapur Highway,Madhya Pradesh |
| Website | khargone |
Khargone district (Hindi pronunciation:[kʰəɾgoːn̪]), formerly known asWest Nimar district, is adistrict ofMadhya Pradeshstate incentral India. The district lies in theNimar region and is part of theIndore Division. The district headquarters is the city ofKhargone, which lies south of theIndore metropolis, the headquarters ofIndore district.
In ancient times, theHaihayas ofMahishmati (present-dayMaheshwar) ruled the region. In the early medieval ages, the area was under theParamaras of Malwa and theAhirs of Asirgarh. In the late medieval ages, the area was under theMalwa Sultanate of Mandu.
In 1531,Gujarat sultan Bahadur Shah brought this area under his control. In 1562, Akbar annexed this territory along with the whole Malwa toMughal empire. In 1740, Marathas under thePeshwa brought the area under their control. In 1778, the Peshwa distributed this territory to the Maratha rulers: Holkars of Indore, Shinde (Scindia)11 of Gwalior, and Ponwars of Dhar.
After the independence and merging of thePrincely states into theUnion of India in 1948, this territory became West Nimar district ofMadhya Bharat. Khargone district had been part of theNerbudda (Narmada) Division of theCentral Provinces and Berar, which became the state of Madhya Bharat (laterMadhya Pradesh) after India's independence in 1947.[1] On 1 November 1956, this district became part of the newly formed state of Madhya Pradesh. On 25 May 1998, West Nimar district was bifurcated into two districts: Khargone andBarwani.
The area of the Khargone district is 8,030 km2 (3,100 sq mi). The district is situated between 21°22' and 22°35' north latitudes and 74°25' and 76°14' east longitudes. The district is surrounded by the districts ofDhar,Indore, andDewas to the north;Jalgaon district ofMaharashtra state to the south;Khandwa andBurhanpur districts to the east; and Barwani district to the west.
Khargone's economy is dependent on agriculture, with several other industries in the cities of Nimrani andBarwaha. The major cash crops of the Khargone district arecotton,soybean, andchilli pepper.
The district is India's biggest cotton-producing region. There are various cotton processing units (spinning) in the cooperative sector and private sector. One of the major spinning units is thecooperative Jawaharlal Nehru Sahakari Soot Mill, situated onJulwania Road.[citation needed] The famous Sendhwa cotton hub is just 70 km from Khargone city.
The red chilli pepper is exported abroad. A famous mandi[clarification needed] of chilli at Bedia is located about 50 km from Khargone city.
Khargone Super Thermal Power Station is a coal-based thermal power project, located at village Selda and Dalchi in Khargone district. It is the country's first ultra-super critical thermal power plant. The Khargone plant operates at an efficiency of 41.5 per cent.[2]
In 2006 theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Khargone one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[3] It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]
The district is divided into two sub-divisions,Barwaha andKhargone, which are further divided into ninetehsils. The Barwaha sub-division has three big tehsils (Barwaha,Maheshwar, andKasrawad) which cover 50% of the area of the Khargone district, while the Khargone sub-division has six small tehsils (Khargone,Gogawan,Segaon,Bhagwanpura,Bhikangaon, andJhirnya) which cover the remaining 50% of the area.[4]
Khargone city is the administrative headquarters of the district. Other towns include Maheshwar, Kasrawad,Segaon, Bhagwanpura,Jhirnya, Bhikangaon,Gogawan, andBarwaha.Maheshwar is a tourist destination due to it being the former capital of theHaihayas and the Holkars of Indore.
The district consists of sixVidhan Sabha constituencies: Bhikangaon,Barwaha, Maheshwar, Kasrawad, Khargone, and Bhagwanpura. Bhikangaon andBarwaha are a part of theKhandwa Lok Sabha constituency, while the rest are part of theKhargone Lok Sabha constituency.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 189,621 | — |
| 1911 | 258,895 | +3.16% |
| 1921 | 284,976 | +0.96% |
| 1931 | 336,866 | +1.69% |
| 1941 | 387,542 | +1.41% |
| 1951 | 431,704 | +1.09% |
| 1961 | 583,139 | +3.05% |
| 1971 | 767,344 | +2.78% |
| 1981 | 969,735 | +2.37% |
| 1991 | 1,192,520 | +2.09% |
| 2001 | 1,524,637 | +2.49% |
| 2011 | 1,873,046 | +2.08% |
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According to the2011 census, Khargone district has apopulation of 1,873,046,[7] roughly equal to the population ofKosovo[8] or the US state ofWest Virginia.[9] It ranks 252nd out of the 640districts in India in terms of population.[7] The district has a population density of 233 inhabitants per square kilometre (600/sq mi).[7] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 22.81%.[7] West Nimar has asex ratio of 963 females for every 1000 males,[7] and aliteracy rate of 63.98%. 15.96% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 11.16% and 38.98% of the population, respectively.[7]
At the time of the 2011 census, 51.80% of the population in the district spokeNimadi, 17.38%Hindi, 11.10%Bareli, 6.74%Bhilali, 6.43%Bhili, 1.98%Urdu, 1.81%Banjari, 0.61%Gujarati, and 0.43%Marathi as their first language.[10]
Nimadi is the most spoken language in westNimar.Bareli Palya, aBhil language, has approximately 10,000 speakers, centered in Madhya Pradesh;[11]Bareli Rathwi, another Bhil language, has approximately 64,000 speakers, written in theDevanagari script;[12] andBhilali has 1,150,000 speakers.[13]
Kosovo 1,825,632 July 2011 est.
West Virginia 1,852,994
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